The Michigan National Guard’s 460th Chemical Company (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) is based at Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta. The company’s higher headquarters is the 631st Troop Command based at the MING Joint Forces Headquarters in Lansing. The 460th was officially organized Sept. 1, 2009 and was federally recognized in September 2011 as […]
Catastrophic exercise scenario to test Michigan Preparedness
Teams from federal, state, and local law enforcement and disaster recovery agencies, along with approximately 2,000 members of the Michigan National Guard, will conduct a disaster response exercise, Northern Exposure, June 23-27, at various locations around Michigan. Northern Exposure is a five-day, full-scale exercise rehearsing response to a simulated nuclear explosion in real-time. This effort […]
Arctic Eagle: Multinational exercise conducted in Michigan
Soldiers of the Michigan National Guard, active duty Soldiers from Camp Atterbury, Ind., Army Reserve Soldiers, U.S. Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guard, as well as soldiers of the Danish Home Guard worked with local agencies in Northern Michigan to complete exercise Arctic Eagle in late April. Local agencies involved in the exercise included the Michigan […]
Michigan Guard Soldier wins body building competition
When Staff Sgt. Scot Jenkins was deployed to Kuwait in 2010 with Battery B, 119th Field Artillery, Michigan Army National Guard, he discovered an unexpected love. “Being deployed really got me into working out. I created some good habits and have loved it ever since that,” Jenkins said. Jenkins, a fire directions chief with the […]
Michigan National Guard Funeral Honors
“The rendering of Military Funeral Honors is a way to show the nation’s deep gratitude to those who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully defended our country,” said Master Sgt. Mary Stoops, a noncommissioned officer with the Michigan National Guard, 63rd Brigade Regional Casualty Operation. “The ceremony should convey respect and reverence to […]